NewsJeff Koons
Installation of Jeff Koons's controversial Bouquet of Tulips begins in Paris
The sculpture will now go on show near the Champs-Elysées, after previous location near the Palais de Tokyo was strongly opposed
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Construction on Notre Dame pushed back to 19 August as steps taken to decontaminate site from lead
Construction had been expected to start a week earlier, but new safety measures for the protection of workers are still being tested
NewsObituaries
Greek sculptor Panayiotis Vassilakis, known as Takis, has died at 93
The self-taught artist explored magnetic field energy in his kinetic works, admired by Duchamp and the American Beat poets
NewsRachid Koraichi
Algerian artist Rachid Koraichi builds cemetery for drowned migrants
Though the site is due to open next spring, Koraichi has already had to bury 56 anonymous bodies to relieve overcrowding in existing local cemeteries
NewsOuter Space
Work by an African artist to be launched into space to highlight effects of global warming
Piece will be fixed onto nose of an Ariane 5 launcher that will be collecting data on climate change's impact on Africa
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
'Robin Hood' environmental group files lawsuit over lead fumes near Notre Dame
Complaint accuses authorities of failing to protect locals from potential health risks after fire
NewsCommercial galleries
‘Grand Paris’: new art complex to open in Parisian suburb
Galleries such as Air de Paris and Fabienne Leclerc will relocate to a refurbished industrial space in Romainville
NewsExhibitions
Kazakhstan's first international exhibition reveals a craving for culture in Nur-Sultan
In the wake of the country's cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion, the show aims to build a more global "artists' community" in the newly renamed capital city
NewsOpenings
Bordeaux gets €60m Meca for creative industries
Bjarke Ingels-designed culture hub will be the new home of the Frac regional contemporary art centre
NewsCommissions
Olafur Eliasson commissioned to light up the Arc de Triomphe
Project is part of the City of Paris's programme of raising its image ahead of the 2024 Games
NewsPhotography
Hossein Farmani's homecoming sees two photography centres open in Iran
The Lucie Awards organiser plans to open a museum in the city of Kashan next April
NewsConservation & Preservation
Eileen Gray’s and Le Corbusier’s architectural gems reopen after extensive restoration
A Modernist villa and hut in the south of France feature wall paintings by Le Corbusier
NewsExhibitions
Crowd control: Louvre to enforce timed tickets in run-up to Leonardo da Vinci blockbuster
Reservations will mainly be online as French museum anticipates record visitor figures
ReviewArt market
Smaller Art Cologne caters to our short attention spans
Less is more in the internet age, says organiser of fair which has dropped from 210 exhibitors to 176
NewsProtest
Petition launched to remove 'racist' anti-slavery fresco in France's National Assembly
Artist Hervé Di Rosa describes the demand as "censorship"
NewsObituaries
French sculptor Claude Lalanne has died, aged 93
Her imaginative works inspired by flora and fauna sometimes carried a Surrealist touch
ReviewArt market
A 'feminist fair' but Art Paris still lacks a clear identity
Focus on female artists this year has given the fair a boost yet some exhibitors think more should be done to draw international collectors
NewsPablo Picasso
Picasso painting of Dora Maar recovered by ‘Indiana Jones of the art world’
The €25m work was stolen 20 years ago from a yacht on the French Riviera
NewsObituaries
Pioneering artist and film-maker Agnès Varda has died, aged 90
Varda was part of France's New Wave movement and her recent documentary with street artist JR was nominated for an Oscar
NewsVenice Biennale
Algeria cancels first-time participation in the Venice Biennale
The county’s culture ministry cites financial and preparatory issues but says it will take part in 2021
NewsFondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent
Jasper Conran buys Yves Saint Laurent's Villa Mabrouka in Tangier
The villa was the fashion designer's home in the last decades of his life
NewsTechnology
Paris digital art venue Atelier des Lumières is a hit, and expanding abroad
French museums operator Culturespaces has launched a space in South Korea and is planning another in Bordeaux in 2020
NewsLaw
French court fines Art Basel backer UBS €3.7bn for tax evasion and money laundering
The conviction follows a seven-year investigation into the Swiss banking giant by French authorities
PreviewExhibitions
Theaster Gates on how his new show was inspired by the eviction of 45 people from an island in Maine
The Chicago-based artist's exhibition in Paris examines the forced removal in 1911 of the inhabitants of Malaga Island
NewsArt market
Artgenève bridges Switzerland's language divide
Eighth edition of fair attracts more blue-chip and German-speaking Swiss galleries keen to meet Geneva's Francophone collectors
NewsDAU
DAU: giant art installation on Soviet era unveiled in Paris
Highly anticipated event blighted by snags with venues and security
NewsProtest
Hundreds of Christians protest against McJesus sculpture at Haifa Museum of Art in Israel
Finnish artist Jani Leinonen has asked museum to remove the work—with no response
NewsExhibitions
A pair of golden tyres at the Opéra Garnier in Paris provokes public ire
A new installation by artist Claude Lévêque is proving controversial since its unveiling on 30 December
NewsArt market
French antiquities dealers slam ‘shocking’ report on restituting African art
Dealers’ association seeks meeting with culture minister over fears report will open the door to numerous restitution claims for a range of artefacts
NewsProtest
Arc de Triomphe to reopen after vandalism by 'Yellow Vest' protestors in Paris
But the bust of Napoleon is still being restored
NewsPolitics
Museums and auction houses close as 'yellow vest' protests rage in Paris
Jeu de Paume photography gallery and Arc de Triomphe caught up in violent demonstrations
NewsArt Basel
Art Düsseldorf exhibitors react to MCH Group's decision to sell stake in fair
Art Basel owner's move has divided the opinions of dealers, but Art Düsseldorf's founders remain optimistic
NewsLaw
Jeff Koons loses French lawsuit over ‘slavish copy’ of Naf Naf advert
US artist ordered to pay damages and costs, but Fair d’Hiver sculpture escapes seizure
NewsNational Museum of Qatar
Jean Nouvel-designed National Museum of Qatar announces opening date
Architect, who also designed the Louvre Abu Dhabi, drew inspiration from the crystalline forms that emerge in the desert
NewsPhotography
Martine Franck comes into focus at Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson's new Paris space
Inaugural show honours Belgian photographer and Cartier-Bresson's wife, who created the foundation to preserve their legacy
NewsDisasters & destruction
Flood-damaged tapestries by Miro return to Venice museum in time for exhibition opening
The two works at Palazzo Zaguri were found submerged in water on Monday night
NewsPrizes
Clément Cogitore wins the Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s leading contemporary art prize
French artist uses hundreds of images of stock photography
NewsConservation & Preservation
Syria's Palmyra to be ready for tourists by summer 2019 as cost to rebuild Homs reaches $2bn
Authorities says they have received "good offers from the world powers" to help conserve ancient sites
PreviewExhibitions
Playtime: how artists have been unleashing their inner child this summer
From superhero action figures to Chianti-infused treasure hunts and poolside art, exhibitions are exploring the importance of play
NewsArt schools
Director of France's beleaguered national arts academy criticises culture minister for lack of support
Jean-Marc Bustamante has not had his contract renewed at ENSBA, where teachers have been accused of sexual harassment
News
Can a brand new museum boost ancient Nîmes’s Unesco bid?
Musée de la Romanité, dedicated to the city's Roman history, cost almost €60m to build
AnalysisArt market
ARCOlisboa grows, but still needs more international galleries
Third edition of the fair in Portuguese capital reflects Lisbon's expanding art scene and improving economy
PreviewExhibitions
Paris celebrates 50th anniversary of May ‘68 protests with shows and new commissions
Institutions remember the turbulent period and consider its legacy
AnalysisArt market
Art Paris at 20 years struggles to connect with an international audience
With an emphasis on the French scene, the fair walks a fine line between boosterism and parochialism
NewsArt market
Christie's Paris to auction scientist Ilya Prigogine's collection of pre-Columbian artefacts
The ritual objects include Mezcala and Chontal sculpture, plus Olmec stone celts
NewsArt market
Rediscovered painting by the Le Nain brothers goes to auction in France
The 17th-century work, a depiction of Christ as a child, could set a new artist record in June
NewsArt market
Drawings week hits Paris
The 27th edition of Salon du Dessin at Palais Brongniart assembles 39 dealers from Europe and the US
NewsControversies
Adel Abdessemed’s blazing chickens withdrawn from Lyon show
Violent animal video triggers another avalanche of criticism for provocative Algerian artist
NewsProtest
Activists protest Louvre's oil ties
Paris-based group criticises sponsorship by French oil company Total
NewsArt market
New antiques biennial, Sublime, to launch in Paris
Event founded by Christian Deydier is scheduled to debut one month after La Biennale Paris, to coincide with Fiac
NewsPalestine
Gifts multiply for fledgling Palestinian museum’s solidarity collection
Sixty works donated by European and Arab artists will stay at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris until a permanent home is built
NewsExhibitions
Adel Abdessemed makes sculpture of nude Angela Merkel
Marble work, which goes on show in Lyon this week, is based on a photograph when the German chancellor was a member of the Free German Youth movement
NewsArt market
Cyborgs and utopias: Arco looks to the future
Arco Madrid is changing strategy for its 37th edition (21-25 February)
PreviewExhibitions
Sheila Hicks: an American with wool in Paris
Artist talks about her inspirations ahead of Pompidou exhibition
NewsArt market
Pavilion of Art + Design joins Artgenève for seventh edition
The Paris- and London-based design fair looks to forge Francophone links in collector-rich region
NewsAlberto Giacometti
New institute to reconstruct Giacometti's studio in Paris
Space founded by the Giacometti Foundation will also include a research centre and a venue for temporary shows
NewsPhotography
Tate's first photography curator Simon Baker named new director of Maison Européenne de la Photographie
Parisian photography centre's programme will show a "strong commitment to women and emerging artists"
News
Rising river Seine causes closures at Musée du Louvre
Paris museum has shut its Islamic Arts department, while Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie are also on high alert
NewsJeff Koons
Parisians turn noses up at Jeff Koons' Bouquet of Tulips—an homage to victims of terrorist attacks
There are mixed feelings to installing sculpture outside major museums in French capital
NewsThefts
Thief walks out of Paris gallery with Botero’s Maternity statue
Galerie Bartoux staff discovered €425,000 bronze missing at closing time
NewsPhotography
Henri Cartier-Bresson foundation to open bigger space in 2018
Converted garage in Paris' Marais district will host double the number of exhibitions
NewsLaw
Conservative leaders oppose court order to remove cross from Pope John Paul II sculpture in France
Poland’s prime minister has offered to save the work from censorship and the “dictates of political correctness”
NewsArchives
Paris to open an LGBT archive centre in 2020
Move spurred by recent success of 120 Beats per Minute film about Aids activism
NewsArt market
Also Known As Africa expands horizons in Paris
Second edition of the contemporary art fair mirrors growing global attention on art from Africa, both commercially and institutionally
NewsArt market
Paris Photo expands into film and celebrates Karl Lagerfeld
The Chanel fashion designer has picked 100 pictures to present at the fair, revealing his affinity for black-and-white photography
NewsArt market
Paris photo auctions focus on single-owner sales
Led by a major Man Ray, auctions at Christie's, Sotheby's and Leclere play to sophisticated collectors in town for the Paris Photo fair
NewsArt market
Fine Arts Paris injects Old Masters into Paris Photo week
The new fair from the organisers of the Salon du Dessin mixes paintings, sculpture and drawings from the Renaissance to the contemporary
NewsPrizes
Dig for victory: artist duo win Prix Marcel Duchamp with urban excavation-themed work
French-Lebanese couple among shortlist of artists who were all born outside France
NewsArt market
Fiac welcomes design back to the fold
Fair celebrates art-design crossovers in public installations
News
Reminted Monnaie de Paris reveals its treasures
France's historic coin factory has had a €75m makeover
NewsArt market
Rediscovered Chinese seal surfaces at auction in southwestern France
The soapstone seal is believed to be one of two used personally by Emperor Qianlong and was discovered in a French collection
NewsArt market
Location, location: first gallery opens on Paris’s Boulevard Magenta
The re-opened Untilthen gallery will show contemporary art in a domestic setting, off the beaten track near fashionable Canal St Martin
NewsLaw
Islamic extremist liable for €2.7m in damages for destroying Timbuktu shrines
Ruling by the International Criminal Court sets an important precedent
NewsStreet art
Thieves posing as Paris city employees caught on camera stripping street artist’s mosaics
Theft to order suspected as 15 works by French street artist Invader are stolen in 10 days
NewsExhibitions
Perrotin to inaugurate Tokyo gallery with Soulages show
The 97-year old artist won prestigious Japanese Praemium Imperiale prize in 1992